19870629032429A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dhav DHC-6-300 · Grand Canyon, AZ · June 29, 1987

Date
June 29, 1987 · 12:57 local
Place
Grand Canyon, AZ
Airport
Grand Canyon National Park
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
GCNA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N74GC
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87LA250
Reported as
Dhav DHC6300
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A27
People aboard
18
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,706 total346 in this make and model313 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Wing tip struck boom on a backhoe during taxi for takeoff. Backhoe parked too near taxiway area. No tower caution.

As the FAA filed it

WING TIP STRUCK BOOM ON A BACKHOE DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. BACKHOE PARKED TOO NEAR TAXIWAY AREA. NO TOWER CAUTION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N74GC · 1

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